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Sudek
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My top films: (in alphabetical order, subject to constant reassesment due to changes of mind and the discovery of more great films)
-Almodovar: What Have I Done to Deserve This?
-Caro & Jeunet: Delicatessen
-Ferreri: La Grande Bouffe
-Gilliam: Brazil
-Halonen: Joulubileet (Christmas Party)
-Haneke: La Pianiste
-Kaurism�ki: Mies vailla menneisyytt� (The Man Without a Past)
-Kubrick: 2001, A Space Odyssey
-Kubrick: The Clockwork Orange
-Luna: Bilbao
-Almodovar: What Have I Done to Deserve This?
-Caro & Jeunet: Delicatessen
-Ferreri: La Grande Bouffe
-Gilliam: Brazil
-Halonen: Joulubileet (Christmas Party)
-Haneke: La Pianiste
-Kaurism�ki: Mies vailla menneisyytt� (The Man Without a Past)
-Kubrick: 2001, A Space Odyssey
-Kubrick: The Clockwork Orange
-Luna: Bilbao
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La grande bouffe (1973)
The collapse of a miniature consumption society.
24 May 2003 - 50 out of 65 users found this review helpful.
A pilot, a cook, a choreographer, and a judge (+ a teacher!). Every key aspect of the western culture is present in this brilliant, surreal farce. The only ideology the men and the poor Andréa hold is one of hedonistic consumption of food and sex. The prostitutes are the sensible ones, leaving out of the game in time. They represent the "outsiders", people who refuse to take part in the destructive lifestyle, and are saved.
If you hate symbolism, you might watch this as a very funny and brilliantly acted comedy. If you don't mind the symbolism, every time you watch it again you'll find new depths in Ferreri's witty commentary of modern western lifestyle. Personally I don't mind it, hence 10/10. Belongs to my top 10 of all times.
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